English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Agent
Agent
(a.)
Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.
Agent
(n.)
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Agent
(n.)
One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority
from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a
deputy; a factor.
Agent
(n.)
An active power or cause; that which has the power to
produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as,
heat is a powerful agent.